Staff Software Engineer Salary in Santa Clara, CA

88 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Staff Software Engineer in Santa Clara is $184,062 — 51% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$184,062
Average
$110,437
Min Est.
$331,312
Max Est.
88
Filings

Top Employers for Staff Software Engineer in Santa Clara

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
ServiceNow, Inc. $192,552 35
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. $161,130 14
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $146,947 13
Cohesity, Inc. $232,024 4
Xmotors.Ai, Inc. $254,167 3
Telenav, Inc. $150,043 3
PlusAI, Inc. $205,000 2
Cloudera, Inc. $203,662 2
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. $160,846 2
Section 2

Staff Software Engineer in Other Cities

Sunnyvale, CA
$192,126
235 filings
San Francisco, CA
$227,468
190 filings
Bentonville, AR
$153,624
118 filings
San Diego, CA
$171,398
98 filings
Mountain View, CA
$240,680
87 filings
San Jose, CA
$206,847
82 filings
Austin, TX
$168,665
78 filings
Seattle, WA
$210,485
72 filings

Other Roles in Santa Clara

Software Engineer ($178,759) Hardware Engineer, Electronics ($179,738) Software Development Engineer Ii ($187,996) Component Design Engineer ($154,837) Senior Software Engineer ($165,527) Architect ($189,209) Software Dev Engineer II ($192,479) Member Of Technical Staff ($191,906)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.